Amy Hershey on B1 Horsemanship

Amy Hershey

Powell Butte, OR, United States

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Nov 15 at 06:02 PM

I have a question regarding how to introduce your young horse to more speed/pressure? I have a horse that’s a coming 5 yr old and I feel like he has a good foundation however being rode as a ranch horse they aren’t exposed to a lot high speed moments…lol. What are good things to help him develop performance under pressure of speed?

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Oct 31 at 07:25 PM

Lucas G Truax. Thank you! I will go Check it out:)

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Oct 31 at 01:43 PM

Richard Boatwright

That would be awesome!! I will be looking for it!

I will try to do some videos of him. I ride/train by myself most the time so I will recruit someone…lol

Thank you so much

Amy

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Oct 30 at 01:40 PM

Hi,

Thank you for responding:). I will go watch Naches and Magnolia! This colt is bred, Hollywood Dun It, Nic It In The Bud, Shining Spark…..very gentle and processes well. Not reactive so I am so glad you said maybe not to desensitize because these colts tend to be pretty quiet anyway. When I start a colt I feel the pressure to do all the “stuff” to desensitize, thanks for taking the pressure off! lol I really appreciate your simple approach to training.

What are your thoughts on handling a colt that wants to be with the rest of the herd? I mainly have Ranch horses that run together, but I don’t put my young horses in with those horses just because they tend to get picked on. This colt acts a little insecure, and I have kept him separate but i feel like if it’s in them already what are some things to keep it at the best level that you can?

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Oct 26 at 11:57 PM

So, I have a coming 2 yr old that I would like to start using your ES20 as a guide. Is there a cut and dried set a videos that walks you through each day? I tried to look through the Naches set of videos, is that where I would find each day?

Thanks, this colt is a nice one and I want to put a good start on him. Also, what are your thoughts on desensitizing colts? Do you bring in tarps and all that stuff or do you just expose them to new things as you train them?

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Sep 18 at 12:26 PM

Yes it did help! Thank you!

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Sep 16 at 06:46 PM

Good bit to transition into from snaffle on 3 yr old colt

Hi,

I am really wanting to understand bits and what to use when on my colts as they progress in training. I am a firm believer in using my legs to ride them into the bit and keeping them soft. What bits in general do you recommend when transitioning out of the snaffle?

Thank you!

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May 22 at 09:14 PM

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Richard Boatwright.

I just got the package this weekend!!

Thank you!!!

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Apr 30 at 05:42 PM

Thank you for the response:). That helped a lot. Sometimes these kind of colts are misunderstood and I just want to do good by him. This has helped me look at him with more understanding and patience.

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Apr 03 at 07:47 PM

REALLY gentle colt

I have a two yr old that I am getting ready to start. I have saddled him and it took all of 15 mins. My question is, when a colt is as gentle as he is, what are things i can do to wake him up and get his feet moving. I don't think he is lazy but not very reactive😳.